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Nexus 7 gets the iFixit teardown treatment

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Jul, 2012

If you're the type that love to see the insides of your device yet don't dare do the deed yourself, iFixit has you covered. In their usual fashion they've cracked open the brand new Google Nexus 7 Tablet to reveal everything under the hood. Showing us that this clean design also has clean innards -- and a huge battery. More pictures provided below.

Samsung Galaxy S III gets the teardown treatment

By Michael Crider
on 1 Jun, 2012

Rumor, leak, speculation, pre-announcement, announcement, release, root, recovery, custom ROM, waiting for new software releases, replacement. Such is the life cycle for a modern Android phone (though not necessarily in that order). For major phones, a teardown from the dedicated folks at iFixIt has also become pretty commonplace, and the latest to get the treatment is the Galaxy S III.

Sony Xperia sola cracked open at the FCC

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Apr, 2012

Sony's latest device, the touch-less Xperia sola has just hit the FCC in a full out teardown where we get to see everything under the hood. In case you missed the announcement post this phone has some cool touch-less features and NFC capabilities and more but check it all out below and in the FCC filing provided.

Motorola DROID 4 cracked open by iFixit

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Feb, 2012

In the familiar and usual iFixit fashion we have another Android device tear down. This time around the Motorola DROID 4 gets cracked open, and tore down to reveal everything under the hood of Motorola's fourth DROID slider. From the CPU to the 4G LTE chip and more we can see everything and how it works from the images and details provided.

Samsung tears open the Galaxy Note, shows us the inside

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Jan, 2012

This time around we don't need to wait for a few brave souls to crack open their shiny new device. Instead Samsung has tore open their popular Samsung Galaxy Note phone/tablet hybrid device for us, and are showing the insides and all. Thanks to SamsungTomorrow we have a few photos below.

ASUS Transformer Prime teardown details GPS issue

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Jan, 2012

ASUS has received their fair share of complaints over the past few weeks. From a lack of product availability, GPS issues, and then the bootloader situation. Today our friends over at Anandtech have torn down the Transformer Prime quad-core tablet and revealed their finding on those GPS issues -- but didn't comment much on the bootloader.

Here’s what the Verizon Galaxy Nexus looks like on the inside

By Michael Crider
on 16 Dec, 2011

These days it's a rite of passage for every new and high-profile gadget: the moment when its tender casing is torn from its frame and all its silicon guts are spilled for the world to see. That time has already come for the HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus, and ZD Net has given Verizon's LTE version the teardown treatment as well. If you're wondering what the inside of the very first Ice Cream Sandwich phone looks like, well, here it is.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus receives the iFixit teardown treatment

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Nov, 2011

In the usual iFixit fashion today they've been nice enough to share the details on the innards of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus flagship Android smartphone. Like they always do, today they've tore it down and they give us a look at every little piece inside this new device. Plenty of pictures are available after the break. I'm just sad I don't have one yet while they are shredding it to pieces already.

NOOK Tablet gets the teardown treatment, we see every nook and cranny

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Nov, 2011

Barnes & Noble just announced and released the new NOOK Tablet and in the usual iFixit fashion we now have a full teardown. Showing us every "nook" and cranny of the device you could ever expect, then we have our hands-on below for you too. check out a few pictures after the break.

DROID RAZR torn down by iFixIt and Motorola

By Michael Crider
on 11 Nov, 2011

Have you been wondering how Motorola crammed so much high-end hardware into the DROID RAZR's slim frame, especially considering its beefy battery and LTE radio? Well so have the folks at iFixIt, only they have the expertise to tear apart that Kevlar case without destroying the goodies within. They've done their customary teardown, albeit with some non-standard tools - I'm told on good authority that that wicked little tool below is a Japanese carpentry saw called a dozuki.